Legal Opinion
Laverne Williams v. Scott Jaffe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2019No. 18-2726PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bauer, Circuit Judge.
Section 522(b)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code states that a "debtor may exempt from property of the [bankruptcy] estate the property listed in either paragraph (2) or, in the alternative paragraph (3)." At issue in this case is paragraph (3) subsection (B), which states, in full, that:
Property listed in this paragraph is any interest in property which the debtor had, immediately before the commencement of the case, an interest as a tenant by the entirety or joint tenant to the extent that such interest as a tenant by the entirety or joint tenant is exempt from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gary T. Napotnik v. Equibank and Parkvale Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- In the Matter of Walter N. HUNTER, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of SHIPSHEWANA STATE BANKCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of William Douglas Paeplow, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Edmond W. Foley, R. Kent Rowe, R. Kent Rowe, IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Ambler Coleman Ragsdale and Ann Parrish Hancock Ragsdale v. Genesco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,231 in Re Norbert M. Arango, Debtor. Norbert M. Arango v. Third National Bank in NashvilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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